Type of Participation: FICO Xpress Best Paper Award

• Faculty Members Involved: A Street
• Year: 2023
• Awarding institution: FICO Xpress Optimization Community
• Additional information: Award granted to the article: Moreira, A., Pozo, D., Street, A., Sauma, E., Strbac, G. (2021). Climate-aware Generation and Transmission Expansion Planning. European Journal of Operational Research.
• Proof/Link: https://www.i2damo.de/en/xpress-best-paper-award

Type of Participation: Outstanding Service Award as Vice-President Americas

• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Year: 2023
• Awarding institution: Production and Operations Management Society (POMS).
• Additional information: POMS is one of the largest and most prestigious international scientific societies in the field of Production Engineering, specifically in Operations Management – https://www.poms.org/
• Proof/Link:
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6al7npBbg/?igsh=bWcyd2R5bmVpdTUw

Type of Participation: Most Cited Article Award

• Faculty Members Involved: AM Thome, LF Scavarda
• Year: 2022
• Awarding institution: Production Planning & Control (journal ranked in the 99th percentile on Scopus 2024 / Qualis A1), Taylor & Francis Group
• Additional information: Co-author of the most cited article during 2020, 2021, and 2022 — “Conducting systematic literature review in operations management“, doi:10.1080/09537287.2015.1129464.
• Proof/Link: 

Type of Participation: Outstanding Services as Co-Chair of the 33rd IPSERA Conference (2024)

• Faculty Members Involved: AM Thome
• Year: 2024
• Awarding institution: International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)
• Additional information: Recognition by the IPSERA scientific society for the professor’s work in organizing the international scientific conference. This event is one of the most prestigious and rigorous in the field of Operations Management worldwide.
• Proof/Link:

Type of Participation: Best Paper, “Terpsichora: a Tool to Generate Synthetic MP-Declare Process Models”. International Workshop on Generative AI for Process Mining. International Conference on Process Mining (GenAI4PM–ICPM 2024)

• Faculty Members Involved: F Baião
• Year: 2024
• Awarding institution: GenAI4PM 2024
• Additional information: Co-author of the best full paper at GenAI4PM 2024 (Generative Artificial Intelligence for Process Mining), a pioneering workshop in this cutting-edge scientific research area, held within the International Conference on Process Mining (ICPM), the leading conference in the field of Process Mining. The paper is related to the research of graduate student Juliana Coutinho, who is also a co-author.
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5068302552861597

Type of Participation: Coordination of the winning team in the Universities for Goal 13 Competition & Award

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Baião, P. Maçaira, F. Cyrino Oliveira. Coordination of the winning team in the Universities for Goal 13 Competition & Award.
• Year: 2024
• Awarding Institution: United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Siemens Gamesa
• Additional Information: Coordination of the team composed of 3 faculty members and 2 master’s students from PPGEP (one of whom served as team leader, advised by Professors Paula Maçaira and Fernanda Baião), as well as undergraduate research students and collaborators from other PUC-Rio departments.
• Proof/Links:
  • https://www.unsdsn.org/our-work/universities-for-goal-13-a-student-competition-for-climate-solutions-hosted-by-sdsn-and-siemens-energy/ 
  • https://www.unsdsn.org/news/sdsn-and-siemens-gamesa-announce-og2ow-recommissioning-oil-and-gas-platforms-to-offshore-wind-energy-as-the-winner-of-the-universities-for-goal-13-competition/
  • https://www.ctc.puc-rio.br/projeto-coordenado-pela-engenharia-industrial-da-puc-rio-ganha-premio-internacional-das-nacoes-unidas

Type of Participation: Most Cited Article Award

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Cyrino
• Year: 2021
• Awarding Institution: Journal of Sensory Studies (57th percentile in Scopus 2024 / Qualis A2), Wiley
• Additional Information: Co-author of the most cited article during 2020 and 2021 – “Exploring social media data to understand consumers’ perception of eggs: A multilingual study using Twitter”, doi: 0.1111/joss.12607.
• Proof/Links:

Type of Participation: ADMachuca P&OM World Conference – First Highly Commended Paper

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado, L.F. Scavarda, A.M. Thomé
• Year: 2022
• Awarding Institution: Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Additional Information: Co-authors of the paper based on Eduardo Machado’s doctoral research, titled “Modeling cause-and-effect relationships between key enablers for sustainable Industry 4.0 in Operations and Supply Chain Management”, presented and published at the 6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management – P&OM 2022 (2020).
• Proof/Link:

Type of Participation: Top Cited Paper 

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado, L.F. Scavarda 
• Year: 2024
• Awarding Institution: International Journal of Production Economics (99th percentile in Scopus 2024 / Qualis A1), Elsevier
• Additional Information: Article: “A fuzzy rule-based industry 4.0 maturity model for OSCM”. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107883.
• Proof/Link: 

Type of Participation: Outstanding Services as Organizing Committee Member – 33rd IPSERA Conference (2024)

• Faculty Members Involved: L.F. Scavarda 
• Year: 2024
• Awarding Institution: International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)
• Additional Information: Recognition granted by the scientific society IPSERA for the professor’s work in organizing the international scientific conference. This event is one of the most prestigious and rigorous in the field of Operations Management worldwide.
• Proof/Link:

Type of Participation: Visiting International Professor (VIP)

• Faculty Members Involved: L.F. Scavarda 
• Year: 2018–2027
• Awarding Institution: University of Münster (Germany) / THE Ranking 188
• Additional Information: Title granted in 2018 and renewed in 2021 and 2024.
• Proof/Link: https://www.wi.uni-muenster.de/de/institut/logistik/personen/luiz-felipe-scavarda-do-carmo

Type of Participation: Highly Valued Guest Editor

• Faculty Members Involved: L.F. Scavarda
• Year: 2024
• Awarding Institution: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (ISSN: 1873-6505), 88th percentile in Scopus 2024 / Qualis A1
• Additional Information: Related to his role as Guest Editor for the IPSERA 2024 special issue.
• Proof/Link: 

Type of Participation: Outstanding Services as Organizing Committee Member – 33rd IPSERA Conference (2024)

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado
• Year: 2024
• Awarding Institution: International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)
• Additional Information: Recognition granted by the scientific society IPSERA for the professor’s work in organizing the international scientific conference. This event is one of the most prestigious and rigorous in the field of Operations Management worldwide.
• Proof/Link: 

Type of Participation: Board Member / Ex-Officio Advisor of the POMS-LA Chapter

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2023–2024
• Scientific Society: POMS – Production and Operations Management Society
• Additional Information: One of the largest international scientific societies in Production Engineering (with a focus on Operations Management). – https://www.poms.org/
• Proof/Link: https://pomsold.precinctcentral.com/chapters/latin_america_caribbean_chapte/

Type of Participation: Board Member / Regional Vice-President Americas of POMS

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2021–2024
• Scientific Society: POMS – Production and Operations Management Society
• Additional information: One of the largest international scientific societies in Production Engineering (with a focus on Operations Management). – https://www.poms.org/
• Proof/Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6al7npBbg/?igsh=bWcyd2R5bmVpdTUw

Type of Participation: Board Member / Chair of the POMS Caribbean & Latin American Chapter

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2021
• Scientific Society: POMS – Production and Operations Management Society
• Additional information: One of the largest international scientific societies in Production Engineering (with a focus on Operations Management) – https://www.poms.org/
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427

Type of Participation: Global President

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. T. Thomé
• Year: 2021–2023
• Scientific Society: GMRG – Global Manufacturing Research Group
• Additional information: A global group involving 17 countries, coordinated by Arizona State University (ASU)
• Proof/Link: https://gmrg.org/office-holders/ 

Type of Participation: Elected Treasurer of the RJ & ES Section / Latin America

• Faculty Members Involved: B. Fanzeres Santos
• Year: 2022–2025
• Scientific Society: IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (RJ Section)
• Additional information: One of the largest international scientific societies in Engineering. The RJ & ES section was created in 1956 and officially represents IEEE in the region.
• Proof/Link: https://www.ieee.org.br/rio-de-janeiro/a-secao/

Type of Participation: Director (Officer)

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Cyrino Oliveira
• Year: 2021–2024
• Scientific Society: International Institute of Forecasters (IIF)
• Additional information: The most prestigious global scientific society in the field of Time Series and Forecasting.
• Proof/Link: https://forecasters.org/about/board-of-directors/

Type of Participation: Fellow of an international scientific society / AvH Fellow

• Faculty Members Involved: L. F. Scavarda
• Year: Since 2015 (lifetime title)
• Scientific Society: Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (Germany)
• Additional information: One of the most prestigious science funding foundations in Europe
• Proof/Link: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/explore-the-humboldt-network

Type of Participation: Research Fellow 

• Faculty Members Involved: L. F. Scavarda
• Year: 2023–2024
• Scientific Society: INTI International University (Malaysia)
• Additional information: https://newinti.edu.my/
• Proof/Link:  

Type of Participation: Community Secretary

• Faculty Members Involved: P. Maçaira
• Year: 2023–2024
• Scientific Society: International Institute of Forecasters – Section on Water, Energy, and Environment Forecasting (IIF/SWEET)
• Additional information: The most prestigious global scientific society in the field of Time Series and Forecasting.
• Proof/Link: https://forecasters.org/programs/communities/sweet/

Type of Participation: Research Fellow

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado
• Year: 2023–2024
• Scientific Society: INTI International University (Malaysia)
• Additional information: https://newinti.edu.my/
• Proof/Link:  

Type of Participation: Keynote speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Street
• Year: 2024
• Event: TRANS-ATLANTIC INFRADAY – TAI 2024
• Location: Rio de Janeiro
• Proof/Link: https://blog.umd.edu/tai/2024/05/10/save-the-date-tai-2024/ 

Type of Participation: Roundtable on the topic: “How to use LLMS and gAIs productively and unproductively in research”

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Brandao
• Year: 2023
• Event: “How to use LLMS and gAIs productively and unproductively in research”, McCombs School of Business
• Location: Austin, USA
• Additional information: Roundtable with professors Stathis Tompaidis, Maytal Saar-Tsechansky, Luiz Brandao, and Mingyuan Zhou from the McCombs School of Business. The session discussed the use of LLMs such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and other AI models. The objective was to promote the productive academic use of LLMs in both research and teaching. The panel shared that these tools are useful for interpreting statistical outputs, coding in Python, preparing syllabi, replying to emails, writing exam questions, recommendation letters, article summaries, and literature searches.
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4445790203781215 

Type of Participation: Keynote speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2024
• Event: ICOPEV – 6th International Conference on Production Economics and Project Evaluation
• Location: Guimarães, Portugal
• Additional information: Workshop on Publication
• Proof/Link: https://icopev2024.dps.uminho.pt/keynote-speakers/

Type of Participation: Keynote speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2024
• Event: First Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America symposium
• Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
• Additional information: Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness session
• Proof/Link: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/02-06-2023/first-connections-to-sustain-science-in-latin-america-symposium | https://www.instagram.com/p/C4_V8WBJBLV/?igsh=YXlqYmxvamFrZzQ= 

Type of Participation: Keynote speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: D. Valladão
• Year: 2022
• Event: XIV Latin-American Congress on Electricity Generation and Transmission (CLAGTEE 2022)
• Location: Rio de Janeiro
• Proof/Link: https://www.feg.unesp.br/Home/Eventos/clagtee/programacao-completa-final—clagtee-2022—22-de-nov-2022.pdf

Type of Participation: Keynote speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Cyrino Oliveira
• Year: 2022
• Event: 20th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Quality – ICERPQ’22
• Location: Vigo, Spain
• Additional information: One of the largest international scientific conferences on renewable energy.
• Proof/Link: https://www.icrepq.com/icrepq22/ICREPQ’22-Program.pdf 

Type of Participation: Keynote speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Bastos
• Year: 2022
• Event: World Day of Critical Lung (WDCL) 2022 – Session 6 (“Predicting outcomes and organ failures in COVID-19”).
• Location: Online
• Proof/Link:
  • Presentation recording: YouTube
  • Event page (2022): WDCL Website

Type of Participation: Speaker

• Faculty Members Involved: P. Maçaira
• Year: 2024
• Event: Innovation Norway: “Brazil-Norway research day”
• Location: PUC-Rio
• Additional information: Event attended by the Minister of Norway
• Proof/Link: https://hkdir.no/en/arrangementer/brazil-and-norway-strengthening-partnership-for-global-sustainable-development (AGENDA)

Type of Participation: Invited speaker (Keynote speaker)

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Souza
• Year: 2022
• Event: 20th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Quality (ICREPQ’22)
• Location: University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
• Additional information: Presentation: “A new approach to estimate technical losses in distributing utilities in the presence of distributing generation in its concession area”
• Proof/Link: https://www.icrepq.com/icrepq22/ICREPQ’22-Program.pdf

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Street
• Year: 2023–present
• Journal / ISSN: IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy, and Regulation
• Proof / Link: https://ieee-pes.org/publications/transactions-on-energy-markets-policy-and-regulation/ 

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Street
• Year: 2020–present
• Journal / ISSN: IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 82% / A2
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6677797217339969 

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Street
• Year: 2019–2022
• Journal / ISSN: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 95% / A1
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6677797217339969 

Type of Participation: Editor-in-Chief

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2024–present
• Journal / ISSN: Production Journal / ISSN: 1980-5411
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 57% / A4
• Proof / Link: https://prod.org.br/board

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “On Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management: What about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?”

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2023–2025
• Journal / ISSN: International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM) / ISSN: 0144-3577
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 93% / A1
• Proof / Link: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijopm/ijopm-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-workshop | https://ipsera2024.com/call-for-pdw-on-diversity-equity-inclusion/ | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adriana-leiras-84050a85_i-am-happy-to-announce-the-special-issue-activity-7112779407357882368-E4GP/ 

Type of Participation: Associate Editor

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: Ongoing
• Journal / ISSN: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management / ISSN: 2042-6747
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 78% / A2
• Proof / Link: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jhlscm

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. T. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda, R. Caiado
• Year: 2024
• Journal / ISSN: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management / ISSN: 1873-6505
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 88% / A1
• Proof / Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-purchasing-and-supply-management/about/call-for-papers#ips-2024-emerging-alternatives-rio-de-janeiro-conference

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “Sustainability Transitions and Sustainable Supply Chain Management in a Period of Crisis and Disruptions”

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda, R. Caiado
• Year: 2023–2024
• Journal / ISSN: Sustainability / ISSN: 2071-1050
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 88% / A1
• Proof / Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/UFY33LWMU0

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “Digitalization and Sustainable Supply Chain Management in a Period of Crisis”

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda
• Year: 2021–2022
• Journal / ISSN: Sustainability / ISSN: 2071-1050
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 88% / A1
• Proof / Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Digitalization_SCM 

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Cyrino
• Year: Since 2022
• Journal / ISSN: Forecasting / ISSN: 2571-9394
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 90% / A1
• Proof / Link:https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forecasting/sectioneditors/Power_Energy_Forecasting

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Cyrino
• Year: Since 2022
• Journal / ISSN: Frontiers in Energy Research / ISSN: 2296-598X
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 67% / A4
• Proof / Link: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1839116/overview

Type of Participation: Associate Editor

• Docentes envolvidos: F Cyrino 
• Year: Since 2017
• Journal / ISSN: Production Journal / ISSN: 1980-5411
• % ScoScopus 2024 / Qualis: 57% / A4
• Proof / Link: https://prod.org.br/board

Type of Participation: Review Editor

• Faculty Members Involved: I. Peres
• Year: 2023–present
• Journal / ISSN: 2296-2565
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 70% / A3
• Additional Information: Section: “Digital Public Health”
• Proof / Link: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1095251/overview

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member – Statistics, Data Science, Evidence-based Medicine and Epidemiology Advisors

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Bastos
• Year: 2024–present
• Journal / ISSN: Critical Care Science / ISSN: 2965-2774 (formerly Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva)
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: Qualis B1 (2022)
• Additional Information: Journal of the Brazilian Association of Intensive Medicine (AMIB) and the Portuguese Society of Intensive Care (SPCI). CiteScore (2023): 2.6, SJR 0.449 (2022)
• Proof / Link: https://criticalcarescience.org/editorial-board/ 

Type of Participation: Associate Editor

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Brandão
• Year: 2022–2024
• Journal / ISSN: Decision Analysis / ISSN: 1545-8490 (print), 1545-8504 (online).
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 35% / B1
• Proof / Link:  https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/deca/editorial-board

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Brandão
• Year: 2020–2024
• Journal / ISSN: Construction Management and Economics / ISSN: 0144-6193, E-ISSN: 1466-433X
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 85% / A2
• Proof / Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rcme20/about-this-journal#editorial-board

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Brandão
• Year: 2020–2024
• Journal / ISSN: Production / ISSN: 0103-6513
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: Not available / B1
• Proof / Link: https://prod.org.br/board

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member 

• Faculty Members Involved: L. Brandão
• Year: 2021–2024
• Journal / ISSN: Revista Brasileira de Transportes (RBT) / ISSN: 2764-3050
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: Not available / Not classified
• Proof / Link: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rbt/about/editorialTeam

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “Operations and Supply Chain Management 5.0: new paths for sustainability”

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado, L. F. Scavarda
• Year: 2024
• Journal / ISSN: Discover Sustainability / ISSN: 2662-9984
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 72% / A3
• Proof / Link: https://link.springer.com/collections/bfcjjfchfj?utm_medium=email&utm_source=generic&utm_content=null&utm_term=null&utm_campaign=CONR_43621_CON1_GL_PHSS_03HEM_bfcjjfchfj

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “Reverse Operations: Paving the way for Circular Supply Chains sustainability”

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado, L. F. Scavarda
• Year: 2022
• Journal / ISSN: Logistics / ISSN: 2305-6290
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 76% / A2
• Proof / Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/logistics/special_issues/Reverse_Circular_Supply_Chains 

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L. F. Scavarda
• Year: Since 2012 / permanent
• Journal / ISSN: Production / ISSN: 1980-5411
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 57% / A4
• Proof / Link:  https://prod.org.br/board

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “Operational Excellence 5.0: Paving the Way to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ibero-American Countries”

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado, L. F. Scavarda
• Year: 2024
• Journal / ISSN: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (IJLSS) / ISSN: 2040-4166
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 87% / A2
• Proof / Link: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/operational-excellence-50-paving-way-achieve-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs

Type of Participation: Editorial Board Member of the Open Construction Building Technology Journal

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado
• Year: 2024
• Journal / ISSN: Open Construction Building Technology Journal / ISSN: 1874-8368
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 55% / A4
• Proof / Link: Editorial Board – Open Construction Building Technology Journal

Type of Participation: Guest Editor of the special issue “The Role of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 Technologies in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the VUCA World”

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado, A. M. T. Thomé
• Year: 2023
• Journal / ISSN: Sustainability (Switzerland) / ISSN: 2071-1050
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 87% / A1
• Proof / Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/UPZ99932E8 

Type of Participation: Review Editor in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (section: Urban Economics)

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado
• Year: 2023
• Journal / ISSN: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities / ISSN: 2624-9634
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: 77% / A2
• Proof / Link: Perfil no Frontiers

Type of Participation: Review Editor in Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology (section: Sustainable Life Cycle Engineering and Manufacturing)

• Faculty Members Involved: R. Caiado
• Year: Since 2023
• Journal / ISSN: Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology / ISSN: 2813-0359
• % Scopus 2024 / Qualis: Not indexed yet
• Proof / Link: Perfil no Frontiers

Type of Participation: International Advisory Committee

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2022
• Event: POMS International Conference in Kerala, India
• Proof / Link: https://forms.iimk.ac.in/research/poms2022/index.php#advisory

Type of Participation: Organizing Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras
• Year: 2021
• Event: POMS International Conference in Lima, Peru
• Proof / Link: https://congreso.pucp.edu.pe/poms/es/organizacion/?seccion=organizing-committe

Type of Participation: Steering Committee

• Faculty Members Involved: A. Leiras, A. M. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda
• Year: 2021
• Event: 26th & 27th IJCIEOM – International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management  
• Proof / Link:
  • http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427 
  • http://portalabepro.educacao.ws/ijcieom/

Type of Participation: Organizing Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda, R. Caiado
• Year: 2024
• Event: 33rd IPSERA Conference (2024)
• Additional Information: International event organized by the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA), considered one of the most prestigious and rigorous conferences in Operations Management.
• Proof / Link: https://ipsera2024.com/organizing-committee/

Type of Participation: Organizing Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thomé
• Year: 2024
• Event: IJCIEOM International Conference 2025
• Proof / Link: https://ijcieom.org/2025/?page_id=142

Type of Participation: Organizing Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thomé
• Year: 2023
• Event: 29th IJCIEOM – International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
• Additional Information: The IJCIEOM (International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management) is jointly organized by the Brazilian Association of Production Engineering (ABEPRO), the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), the Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Ingeniería de Organización (ADINGOR), and the European Academy of Industrial Management (AIM).
• Proof / Link: https://ijcieom.org/2023/?page_id=142

Type of Participation: Chair of GMRG International Congresses

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thomé
• Year: 2020 and 2021
• Event: Annual Meetings of the Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG)
• Additional Information: The Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG) is an inclusive multinational community of researchers, academics, and industry professionals dedicated to conducting systematic, data-driven research aimed at improving international manufacturing supply chains. The group holds annual meetings for its members, who come from more than 17 countries. By sharing ideas, results, and concepts with stakeholders across the global manufacturing landscape, GMRG plays a key role in strengthening the connection between research and practice.  
• Proof / Link: https://gmrg.org/aiovg_videos/2020-gmrg-virtual-annual-meeting-session-1/

Type of Participation: Organizing Committee Chair

• Faculty Members Involved: F. Baião
• Year: 2023
• Event: 7th Symposium on Conceptual Modeling Education, 42nd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (SCME-ER 2023)
• Additional Information: International symposium on education in conceptual modeling, part of the leading global conference in conceptual modeling and ontologies.
• Proof / Link: https://er2023.inesc-id.pt/organization/organizing-committee/

Type of Participation: Reviewer for Civil, Industrial and Systems Engineering (EG 1509)

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandão
• Year: 2022
• Agency: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Additional Information: Lawryshyn, Yuri; University of Toronto. Discovery Grant Proposal – Mathematics and Statistics
• Proof / Link: https://influence2.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/sites/100000/L993/P001.aspx

Type of Participation: Ad-hoc reviewer

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandão
• Year: 2024
• Agency: European Research Commission (ERC)
• Additional Information: Mentor for the research proposal of Kolzolva, Mariia
• Proof / Link: https://influence2.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/sites/100000/L993/P001.aspx

Type of Participation: International ad-hoc consultant for thematic program

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2023–2024
• Agency: Dutch Research Council (NWO)
• Additional Information: Evaluated a project with an estimated budget of around €1.3 million for the call Circular Economy: Trust, Behaviour and Acceptance, created by the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda for the Circular Economy (KIA CE), part of the KIA Energy Transition and Sustainability, linked to the Dutch government program “The Netherlands Circular in 2050.”
• Proof / Link: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/four-projects-awarded-for-research-on-trust-behaviour-and-acceptance-in-a-circular-economy

Type of Participation: Reviewer for the “Fondecyt Research Initiation Project Competition 2025”

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2024
• Agency: ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Chile)
• Additional Information: Participated as a reviewer in the Fondecyt 2025 competition, aimed at promoting and developing research in Chile. The program is managed by ANID and supports research initiation projects with multi-million euro budgets.
• Proof / Link: 

Type of Participation: Student Supervision

• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Year: 2022 
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – USA / THE 3
• Additional Information: GCLOG Capstone Project – Daniel Moura & Vinicius Martins (co-supervision with Dr. Christopher Mejia-Argueta). Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG) | Supply Chain and Global Logistics Excellence Network (SCALE). MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (concluded)

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thome
• Year: 2020–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Frédéric Nicholas. PhD thesis on the use of data analytics in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Proof / Link:  https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (concluded)

• Faculty Members Involved: A. M. Thome
• Year: 2020–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Frauke Hellweg. PhD thesis in Information Systems and Supply Chain Management.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Type of Participation: Master’s Co-supervision (concluded)

• Faculty Members Involved: B Fanzeres Santos
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University – Finland / THE 196
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Helmi Hankimaa. Thesis: Optimising Energy and Reserve Offers in the Nordic Markets under Uncertainty.
• Proof / Link: https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/items/758a6061-9fe2-437e-bba4-35b2a84dddc7

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (ongoing)

• Faculty Members Involved: B Fanzeres Santos
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University – Finland / THE 196
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Helmi Hankimaa
• Proof / Link: https://math.tkk.fi/en/people/helmi.hankimaa

Type of Participation: Student Supervision

• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – USA / THE 3
• Additional Information: GCLOG Capstone Project. Co-supervision with Dr. Christopher Mejia-Argueta. Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG) | SCALE | MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.
• Proof / Link:

Type of Participation: Student Supervision

• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – USA / THE 3
• Additional Information: GCLOG Capstone Project. Co-supervision with Prof. Claudia Antonini. Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG) | SCALE | MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.
• Proof / Link:

Type of Participation: PhD Academic Sponsor

• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Kent – United Kingdom / THE 400 
• Additional Information: Academic Sponsor of Viviane Horsti dos Santos’s PhD thesis: Towards a Conceptual Modelling Framework for Participative Hybrid Simulation in Healthcare
• Proof / Link:
  • http://lattes.cnpq.br/0348074510343282
  • https://www.kent.ac.uk/kent-business-school/people/2725/horsti-dos-santos-vivianne

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (concluded)

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Christian Kalla. Thesis: Adapting sales and operations planning to uncertain business environments – An enterprise architecture perspective.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (concluded)

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188 
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Eduardo Israel. Thesis: Facilitating Supply Chain Integration through a Synthesis Framework and a Context-Specific Maturity Model in the Scope of Industry 4.0.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (concluded)

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188 
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Tobias Kreuter. Thesis: Enabling Sales and Operations Planning through an Enterprise Architecture Management Approach: A Theoretical Understanding and Practical Implementation Guidance.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Participation: PhD Co-supervision (ongoing)

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2023–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona Business School – Spain / THE 149
• Additional Information: Co-supervision of Andrea Patricia Iglesias Pardo.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3922452850648712

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Minho – Portugal / THE 601–800
• Additional Information: ALVES, C. M. M.; CUNHA, J. M. O. S.; FERREIRA, P. F. V.; BRAGA, V. L. S.; LEIRAS, A. participated in the committee for Rodrigo Augusto da Silva Pimentel. Thesis title: Identification and evaluation of externalities in hydroelectric projects: the case of the Belo Monte Plant. PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering – University of Minho
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: A M Thome
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Committee member for Frédéric Nicholas’ PhD thesis.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: B Fanzeres Santos
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University – Finland / THE 196
• Additional Information: Preliminary examiner for the doctoral thesis of Nikita Belvak.
• Proof / Link: https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/items/d06822db-88ce-45d2-8150-b7b8f0529e30/full

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino 
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Monash University – Australia / THE 58
• Additional Information: Committee member for Hansika Pehesarani Hewamalage. Thesis: Advancing Time Series Forecasting Techniques & Practices in a Big Data Environment. PhD in Information Technology.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0348074510343282

Type of Participation: Academic Master’s Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: I Peres
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) – Chile
• Additional Information: Thesis: Evaluación del impacto del sistema de Grupos Relacionados por el Diagnóstico (GRD) en la estimación de la eficiencia técnica de los hospitales públicos de alta complejidad de Chile. Student: Javier Ignacio Pérez Cáceres. Advisor: Manuel Villalobos-Cid.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3920767393039395

Type of Participation: External Reviewer for PhD Thesis

• Faculty Members Involved: L Pessoa
• Year: 2021
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya – Spain / THE 600–800
• Additional Information: Doctorate in Network and Information Technologies. Program requires pre-review of thesis prior to approval by the Doctoral Committee.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/6730686049255425

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa – Portugal / THE 341
• Additional Information: Committee member for PhD defense.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4445790203781215

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Committee member for Christian Kalla. Thesis: Adapting sales and operations planning to uncertain business environments – An enterprise architecture perspective.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Committee member for Tobias Kreuter. Thesis: Enabling Sales and Operations Planning through an Enterprise Architecture Management Approach: A Theoretical Understanding and Practical Implementation Guidance. PhD in Information Systems.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universidad de Jaén – Spain / THE 801–1000
• Additional Information: Committee member for Noelia García Buendía. Thesis: Impact of lean supply chain management on business performance: the role of the context. PhD in Business Organization, Marketing, and Sociology.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Doctoral School of Universidad de Jaén – Spain / THE 501–600
• Additional Information: Committee member for Diessica de Oliveira Dias. Thesis: Mechanisms to boost supply chain responsiveness: The nexus between information technologies and supply chain strategies. Advisors: José Moyano-Fuentes and Juan Manuel Maqueira.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3922452850648712

Type of Participation: PhD Thesis Committee Member

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: UniFE Doctoral School, Università degli Studi di Ferrara – Italy / THE 401–500
• Additional Information: Committee member for Gabberi Piero. Thesis: The way toward Digital Transformation in Italian SMEs. Process Digitalisation and Product Digitalisation: An Italian Manufacturing Company Case Study.
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3922452850648712

Type of Participation: Committee Member for 5 Master’s Theses

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona Business School – Spain / THE 149
• Additional Information: Committee member for five Master’s defenses in the MSc in International Business.
  1. Leon Dambrosio. Title: The impact of industry 4.0 on supply chain resilience: a multiple case study of the mobility industry
  2. Jocelyne El Hage. The interrelationships between Sustainable Development Goals and Multinational Corporation Practices
  3. Daniel Farkas. Playing fair: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of SR Reporting of European Football Clubs
  4. Marcel Kloss. Achieving Net Zero Emissions in Aviation: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities for the Airline Industry
  5. Julia Potthast. Implementing “Supply Chain as a Service”: Considerations and challenges
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3922452850648712

Type of Participation: Member of international academic selection committee

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2021
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (LUT University), Finland / THE 251
• Additional Information: Member of the committee for the academic selection of D.Sc. (Econ) Maria Kozlova in Business Analytics at the LUT School of Business and Management.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4445790203781215

Type of Participation: Member of international academic selection committee

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (LUT University), Finland / THE 251
• Additional Information: Member of the faculty selection committee for the LUT University.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4445790203781215

Type of Mobility: Postdoctoral research stay / Visiting Professor Abroad (PVE)

• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Università della Svizzera italiana – Switzerland / THE 301–350
• Duration of Stay: 1 year
• Funding: CAPES
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427 

Type of Mobility: Postdoctoral research stay

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2021–2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business – United States / THE 52
• Duration of Stay: 1 year
• Funding: University of Texas at Austin
• Additional Information: Postdoctoral research stay at the McCombs School of Business.
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4445790203781215

Type of Mobility: Postdoctoral research stay / Visiting Professor Abroad

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2023–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Duration of Stay: 1 year
• Funding: CAPES PrInt
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: B Fanzeres Santos
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University
• Duration of stay: 10 days
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Informações Adicionais:  Additional information: This work mission has 3 main objectives:
  1. To strengthen the ties and solid existing collaboration between B Fanzeres Santos and Prof. Fabricio Oliveira in order to cement the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PUC-Rio and Aalto University, keeping active the opportunity for new students to undertake training and inter-university exchange programs;
  2. To allow B Fanzeres Santos to monitor the evolution of the doctoral research of his co-advised student at Aalto University, Helmi Hankimaa, and to initiate the prospecting of new co-advising opportunities;
  3. Construction of a course for graduate students from Aalto University and PUC-Rio in conjunction with Prof. Fabricio Oliveira focusing on the intersection between Machine Learning, Optimization, and Production Analytics.
• Proof/Link: https://math.aalto.fi/en/current/colloquium/

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: Davi Michel Valladão
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Georgia Tech – USA
• Duration of stay: 7 days
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Additional information: This work mission had three main objectives:
  1. To strengthen the collaboration between LAMPS PUC-Rio, coordinated by Professors Davi Valladão and Alexandre Street, and the AI Institute and AI4Opt at Georgia Tech, led by Prof. Pascal Van Hentenryck, aiming to expand opportunities for joint research and consolidate strategic partnerships in Artificial Intelligence for Optimization;
  2. To monitor the evolution of doctoral research of students co-advised by both groups, including a PUC-Rio student and a Georgia Tech student, promoting academic exchange and synergy between the institutions;
  3. To make institutional presentations to disseminate the research lines of LAMPS and explore new collaborations in projects involving artificial intelligence, optimization, and decision-making under uncertainty.
• Proof/Link: 

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: City, Univ London, England. THE 351
• Duration of stay: 15 days
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Proof/Link:

Type of Mobility: Work Mission 

• Faculty Members Involved: L Pessoa
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universitat Pompeu Fabra / THE 176
• Duration of stay: 20 days
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Proof/Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/6730686049255425

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Duration of stay: 15 days
• Funding: CAPES – PROBRAL
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Year: 2021
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Duration of stay: 15 days
• Funding: CAPES – PROBRAL
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: R Martinelli
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: École Polytechnique de Montréal – Canada
• Duration of stay: 14 days
• Funding: CAPES PrInt
• Proof/Link:

Type of Mobility: Work Mission 

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona (UB) – Spain / THE 149
• Duration of stay: 7 days
• Funding: Spain Grant PID2022-141597NA-I00 funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
• Additional information: Work mission and technical visit to the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) which involved participation in master’s defense committees and involvement in the project Quality by Design towards Safe and Sustainable by Design in partnership with the UB Business School.
• Proof/Link: Please see the image of the letter confirming participation in the project (https://web.ub.edu/en/web/hub-sostenibilitat/w/qualsimsnet).

Type of Mobility: Work Mission

• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona (UB) – Spain / THE 149
• Duration of stay: 15 days
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Additional information: Work mission to the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) which involved connecting with academics and research clusters; collaborating on the submission of Research Projects, such as the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON), specifically the project “Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods” (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D6-01)”; sponsoring the publication of Research Results, such as Business Strategy and the Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management; and the possibility of participating as a co-advisor in doctoral theses, especially from the Department of Industrial Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Economics and Business of the UB.
• Proof/Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3922452850648712

Course Taught: Case Study Methodology

• Faculty Members Involved: A M Thome 
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Course Taught: Systematic Literature Review

• Faculty Members Involved: A M Thome
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Asper Business School, University of Manitoba – Canada / THE not ranked
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Course Taught: Energy Transitions (LOG904)

• Faculty Members Involved: P Macaira, F Cyrino
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Molde – Norway / THE not ranked
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0348074510343282 

Course Taught: Economics of Energy Value Chains (LOG776)

• Faculty Members Involved: P Macaira, F Cyrino
• Year: 2024
• IInstitution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Molde – Norway / THE not ranked
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0348074510343282

Course Taught: Energy Transitions (LOG904)

• Faculty Members Involved: P Macaira, F Cyrino
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Molde – Norway / THE not ranked
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0348074510343282

Lecture / Course Taught: DS235 Business Analytics and Decision Modeling

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Years: 2022–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business – United States / THE 52
• Additional Information: Executive graduate program course
• Proof / Link: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-directory/profile/?username=brandaol

Course Taught: STA-287 Business Analytics and Decision Modeling – Texas Executive MBA Program, EMBA 2022

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business – United States / THE 52
• Additional Information: Executive graduate program course
• Proof / Link: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/graduate/mba/executive-mba/

Course Taught: Infrastructure Risk Management

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Politecnico di Bari – Italy / THE 501
• Additional Information: Course offered as part of the “Short Master in Risk Management”
• Proof / Link: https://www.poliba.it/it/content/short-master-risk-management-risk

Lecture Given: Hedging Renewable Energy Investments with Bitcoin Mining

• Faculty Members Involved: L Brandao
• Year: 2022
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business – United States / THE 52
• Additional Information: ORIE Seminar Series
• Proof / Link: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/graduate/mba/executive-mba/

Course Taught: Supply Chain Logistics Management

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Years: 2021–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Offered as part of the university’s VIP program
• Proof / Link: https://www.wi.uni-muenster.de/de/institut/logistik/personen/luiz-felipe-scavarda-do-carmo/veranstaltungen

Course Taught: Supply Chain Integration Practices

• Faculty Members Involved: L F Scavarda
• Years: 2023–2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Additional Information: Offered as part of the university’s VIP program
• Proof / Link: https://www.wi.uni-muenster.de/de/studierende/lehrangebot/387222

Lecture Given: The Electric Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with Time-Dependent and Nonlinear Energy Consumption

• Faculty Members Involved: R Martinelli
• Year: 2024
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Erasmus University Rotterdam – Netherlands / THE 107
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6823993478179598 

Course Taught: Guest Lecturer in the Course Offshore Energy Logistics

• Faculty Members Involved: R Martinelli
• Year: 2023
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Molde – Norway / THE not ranked
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6823993478179598

Student: Daniela Milagros Quenaya Mendoza

• Affiliation with PPGEP: PhD student
• Undergraduate Institution: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (UNSA)
• Country of Origin: Peru

Student: Renato Jose Quiliche Altamirano

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Master’s student (completed); currently PhD student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú / THE 1501+
• Country of Origin: Peru

Student: Frédéric Nicholas

• Affiliation with PPGEP: PhD student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Country of Origin: Germany

Student: Sleiman Jradi

• Affiliation with PPGEP: PhD student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Christopher Newport University (CNU) / Not ranked by THE
• Country of Origin: Lebanon

Student: Yiselis Vignon

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Master’s student (completed); currently PhD student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad de Guantánamo / Not ranked by THE
• Country of Origin: Cuba

Student: Christian Kalla

• Affiliation with PPGEP: PhD student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Country of Origin: Germany

Student: Gera Lynn Ríos Espinoza

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Master’s student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú / THE 1501+
• Country of Origin: Peru

Student: Carlos Alejandro Schery Diaz

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Master’s student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad de Holguín Oscar Lucero Moya / Not ranked by THE
• Country of Origin: Cuba

Student: Yiselis Vignon

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Master’s student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad de Guantánamo / Not ranked by THE
• Country of Origin: Cuba

Student: Haik Hovhannesian

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange Master’s student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: University of Amsterdam – Netherlands / THE 58
• Country of Origin: Netherlands

Student: Auxence Thomas

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange Master’s student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: INSA Toulouse – Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse – France / THE 401–500
• Country of Origin: France

Student: Or Huber

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange Master’s student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Reichman University – Israel / THE 801–1000
• Country of Origin: Israel

Student: Alvaro Miguel Lorenzo Morillo

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú / THE 1501+
• Country of Origin: Peru

Student: Jakob Elias Relling

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Norwegian University of Science and Technology / THE 301–350
• Country of Origin: Norway

Student: Manuel Berger

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Hochschule Konstanz Technik Wirtschaft und Gestaltung / Not ranked by THE
• Country of Origin: Germany

Student: Ole Remi Dahl

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Exchange student
• Undergraduate Institution / THE Ranking: Norwegian University of Science and Technology / THE 301–350
• Country of Origin: Norway

Student: Sleiman Jradi

• Affiliation with PPGEP: Ongoing PhD co-tutelle
• PPGEP Advisor: Bruno Fânzeres
• Partner Institution Abroad / THE Ranking: NEOMA Business School / Not ranked by Times Higher Education (THE)
• Country of Origin: France

Student: Lucas Maddalena

• Affiliation with PPGEP: PhD co-tutelle in progress
• PPGEP Advisor: Fernanda Baião
• Partner Institution Abroad / THE Ranking: University of Twente / THE 180
• Country of Origin: Netherlands

Student: Mateus Peixoto

• Affiliation with PPGEP: PhD co-tutelle in progress
• PPGEP Advisor: Fernanda Baião
• Partner Institution Abroad / THE Ranking: University of Twente / THE 180
• Country of Origin: Netherlands

Additionally, during the 2021–2024 quadrennium, efforts were initiated to establish new dual degree agreements with the Universitat de Barcelona (student: Dominik Neumann) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Spain (student: Pedro Paixão Borges), which will benefit other doctoral students through these new institutional partnerships.

Student: Maria Angélica Gomes da Silva

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Strathclyde – UK / THE 351–400; University of Edinburgh – UK / THE 28
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 12/2023 – 11/2024
• Funding: CAPES Procad Defesa

Student: Luiza Ribeiro Alves Cunha

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) – Switzerland / THE 301–350
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 02/2020 – 07/2020
• Funding: CAPES Procad Defesa

Student: Felipe Neves Piancó

• Type of Activity: Master’s sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), USA / THE 8
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 01/2023 – 01/2024 (12 months)
• Funding: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Student: André Carvalho de Felipe Ramos

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Georgia Institute of Technology – USA / THE 40
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 05/2024 – 10/2024
• Funding: CAPES Print

Student: Lucas Gomes Maddalena

• Type of Activity: Master’s sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Twente – Netherlands / THE 180
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 09/2023 – 11/2023 (3 months)
• Funding: CAPES Print

Student: Mateus da Rocha Peixoto

• Type of Activity: Master’s sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Twente – Netherlands / THE 180
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 08/2024 – 10/2024 (3 months)
• Funding: CAPES Print

Student: Raphael Bittencourt

• Type of Activity: Master’s sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University – Finland / THE 196
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 10/2023
• Funding: CAPES Print

Student: Bruno Duarte Azevedo

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: University of Münster – Germany / THE 188
• Period: 6 months
• Funding: CAPES PROBRAL

Student: Lucas Ximenes Guilhon

• Type of Activity: Master’s sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: École Polytechnique de Montréal and Concordia University – Canada / THE 125
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 07/2024 – 10/2024
• Funding: MITACS (Canada)

Student: Iuri Martins Santos

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University – Finland / THE 149
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 11/2020 – 04/2021
• Funding: CAPES Print

Student: Amanda de Araújo Batista da Silva

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) – Spain. ISGlobal is a recognized center of excellence in research, linked to the Hospital Clínic and Parc de Salut MAR, as well as the University of Barcelona (THE 34) and Pompeu Fabra University (THE 176).
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 10/2023 – 04/2024
• Funding: CAPES Print

Student: Luana Mesquita Carrilho

• Type of Activity: Doctoral sandwich internship abroad
• Institution – Country / THE Ranking: Aalto University – Finland / THE 149
• Period (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy): 09/2023 – 10/2023 and 09/2024 – 11/2024
• Funding: Aalto University

Student: Luiza Cunha

• Type of Award: Nada Sanders Emerging Economies Doctoral Student Award (EEDSA)
• Year: 2022
• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Awarding Institution/Event: Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Proof/Link: https://vrac.puc-rio.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=1480&sid=21

Student: Luiza Cunha

• Type of Award: Honorary Mention – Best Doctoral Thesis Award
• Year: 2023
• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Awarding Institution/Event: HUMLOG Institute – Hanken School of Economics (Finland)
• Proof/Link: https://vrac.puc-rio.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=1480&sid=21

Student: Eduardo Machado

• Type of Award: ADMachuca P&OM World Conference – First Highly Commended Paper
• Year: 2022
• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado, LF Scavarda, AM Thome
• Awarding Institution/Event: Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Additional Information: The awarded article, titled Modeling cause-and-effect relationships between key enablers for sustainable Industry 4.0 in Operations and Supply Chain Management, was presented at the 6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management – P&OM 2022.
• Proof/Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Students: Laura Bandeira de Melo (team leader), Katsuo Homma

• Type of Award: Winning project of OG2OW: Recommissioning Oil & Gas Platforms to Offshore Wind Energy
• Year: 2024
• Faculty Members Involved: F Baião, P Macaira, F Cyrino Oliveira
• Awarding Institution/Event: UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Siemens Gamesa
• Additional Information: The winning team included 3 faculty members and 2 master’s students from PPGEP (Laura Melo as team leader and supervised by professors Paula Maçaira and Fernanda Baião), along with undergraduate students and collaborators from other departments of PUC-Rio.
• Proof/Links:
  • SDSN project description
  • SDSN news on award
  • PUC-Rio article

Student: Luiza Magalhães Prado Braga

• Type of Award: Student Award
• Year: 2024
• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Awarding Institution/Event: International Institute of Forecasters
• Additional Information: Selected for the certification program in Time Series & Forecasting by the International Institute of Forecasters.
• Proof/Link: https://forecasters.org/programs/research-awards/students/

Student: Matheus da Rocha Peixoto

• Type of Award: Student Award
• Year: 2023
• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Awarding Institution/Event: International Institute of Forecasters
• Additional Information: Selected for the certification program in Time Series & Forecasting by the International Institute of Forecasters.
• Proof/Link: https://forecasters.org/programs/research-awards/students/

Student: Jéssica Villar de Assumpção

• Type of Award: Student Award
• Year: 2022
• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino
• Awarding Institution/Event: International Institute of Forecasters
• Additional Information: Selected for the certification program in Time Series & Forecasting by the International Institute of Forecasters.
• Proof/Link: https://forecasters.org/programs/research-awards/students/

Student: Fernanda Nucci

• Type of Award: Student Award
• Year: 2020
• Faculty Members Involved: Reinaldo Castro
• Awarding Institution/Event: International Institute of Forecasters
• Additional Information: Selected for the certification program in Time Series & Forecasting by the International Institute of Forecasters.
• Proof/Link: https://forecasters.org/programs/research-awards/students/

Student: Guilherme Henrique de Paula Vidal

• Type of Award: Nada Sanders Emerging Economies Doctoral Student Award (EEDSA) – Latin America and the Caribbean
• Year: 2023
• Faculty Members Involved: LF Scavarda, R Caiado
• Awarding Institution/Event: Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Additional Information: POMS is one of the most prestigious international scientific societies in Production Engineering.
• Proof/Link: https://www.poms.org/

Student: Yiselis Rodriguez Vignon

• Type of Award: “Rebecca Arkader” Latin American Bursary Award Grant – Winner
• Year: 2024
• Faculty Members Involved: R Caiado, F Cyrino
• Awarding Institution/Event: 33rd IPSERA Conference (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Additional Information: International event organized by the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA), recognized as one of the most prestigious in Operations Management.
• Proof/Link: [Link not provided – se desejar posso procurar ou criar um placeholder]
  

Only formal partnerships were considered in this type of activity, involving networks with more than two foreign institutions and encompassing faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects, co-supervision, and shared courses.

Institution / THE Ranking: University of Oxford / THE 1

• Faculty Members Involved: S Hamacher, I Peres, L Bastos
• Year: 2024–Present
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects
• Funding: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK Government), Wellcome Trust
• Additional Information: Official ISARIC website: https://isaric.org/towards-rapid-and-secure-sharing-of-epidemiological-and-clinical-data-to-tackle-emerging-infectious-diseases/
• Other Institutions Involved: Global.health, Fiocruz, ISARIC (International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium)
• Proof/Link: https://isaric.org/towards-rapid-and-secure-sharing-of-epidemiological-and-clinical-data-to-tackle-emerging-infectious-diseases/

Institution / THE Ranking: Università della Svizzera italiana (University of Lugano – Switzerland) / THE 301-350

• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras
• Year: Since 2013
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects
• Funding: CAPES, FAPERJ
• Other Institutions Involved: USP (Brazil)
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427

Institution / THE Ranking: Aalto University (Finland) / THE 149

• Faculty Members Involved: A Leiras, B Fanzeres Santos, S Hamacher
• Year: Since 2018
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects, shared courses
• Funding: Aalto University, CAPES, FAPERJ
• Other Institutions Involved: University of Edinburgh
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4328862635118427

Institution / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) / THE 149

• Faculty Members Involved: AM Thomé, LF Scavarda, R Caiado
• Year: Since 2023
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects, shared courses
• Funding: CAPES, CNPq, FAPERJ, Universitat de Barcelona
• Other Institutions Involved: UFF (Brazil), University of Jaén (Spain), University of Derby (England)
• Proof/Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Institution / THE Ranking: University of Münster (Germany) / THE 188

• Faculty Members Involved: AM Thomé, LF Scavarda, R Caiado, F Baião
• Year: Since 2005
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects, shared courses, etc.
• Funding: University of Münster, CAPES, CNPq, DAAD, DFG, FAPERJ
• Other Institutions Involved: UFSCAR (Brazil), UNIRIO (Brazil), UNIMEP (Brazil), University of Dortmund (Germany), Fraunhofer IML (Germany)
• Proof/Link:
  • https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483
  • https://wwws.cnpq.br/cvlattesweb/PKG_MENU.menu?f_cod=A8CEFF325B5260DE6EAC2973D7CAF2BA

Institution / THE Ranking: Asper Business School, University of Manitoba (Canada) / THE 401–500

• Faculty Members Involved: AM Thomé, LF Scavarda
• Year: 2019–2022
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects, shared courses, etc.
• Funding: University of Manitoba, FAPERJ, CNPq
• Other Institutions Involved: University of Fortaleza (Brazil), EXCELIA Business School (France), UNISINOS (Brazil)
• Proof/Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Institution / THE Ranking: Georgia Institute of Technology / THE 40

• Faculty Members Involved: A Street, B Fanzeres Santos, D Valladão
• Year: Since 2018
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored projects
• Funding: CAPES, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Proof/Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3039810881707324

Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University College – Specialized University in Logistics (MUC), Norway

• Faculty Members Involved: F Cyrino Oliveira, B Fanzeres Santos, R Martinelli, L Pessoa, P Maçaira, S Hamacher
• Year: 2017–2021
• Activities: Faculty and student exchange, joint sponsored project, shared courses
• Funding: The Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku)
• Additional Information: The project establishes a sustainable Norway–Brazil collaboration in education and research in Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy Logistics (OGREL) between Molde University College and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), in cooperation with oil, gas, and renewable energy industry.
• Other Institutions Involved: UFRJ, Petrobras, Statoil
• Proof/Link: https://www.himolde.no/english/research/projects/utf-brazil/

Project: Enhancing Disaster Resilience through Collaborative Humanitarian Logistics

• Year: 2024
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: A. Leiras
• Funding Institutions (Country): NASEM (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine), USA
• Additional Information: LAC Connections Fellowship. Funding for initiating collaboration with Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla, Colombia)
• Link/Proof: Instagram Post | Lattes CV

Project: SOMA – Summer Schools in Humanitarian Operations Management

• Years: 2023–2025
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: A. Leiras
• PPGEP Students Involved: M.A.G. Silva, D.M.Q. Mendoza, R.J.Q. Altamirano, M.A. Ramos; alumni: L.R.A. Cunha, F.N. Oliveira, B.F.O. Cardoso
• Funding Institutions (Country): Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) – Team Finland Knowledge Program, Finland
• Link/Proof: Official Finnish Government Portal

Project: Supply Chain Sustainability Trajectories

• Years: 2019–2022
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: A.M. Thomé
• PPGEP Students Involved: Eduardo Machado, Allan Martins Cormack
• Funder: University of Manitoba
• Link/Proof: Lattes CV

Project: Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination in Brazil Using Mobile Data (ICODA Grand Challenge)

• Years: 2021–2022
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: S. Hamacher, F. Baião, P. Maçaira
• PPGEP Students Involved: L. Bastos, I. Peres, L. Maddalena, J. Villar, A. Batista, B. Antunes, P.H. Simões
• Funding Institutions: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA)
• Additional Info: Project winner of the “ICODA Grand Challenge – COVID-19 Data Science Initiative” funded by the Gates Foundation.
• Link/Proof: Project Page

Project: Norway-Brazil cooperation in Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy Logistics (OGREL)

• Years: 2017–2021
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: S. Hamacher, R. Martinelli, F. Cyrino, B. Fânzeres, L. Pessôa, P. Maçaira
• PPGEP Students Involved: Victor Abu, Isabella Fischer
• Funding Institutions (Country): Norwegian Government (UTFORSK Project)
• Link/Proof: HiMolde Project Page

Project: ISARIC 3.0: Strengthening the Global Clinical Research Ecosystem for Epidemic and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness

• Year: 2024 – ongoing
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: S. Hamacher, I. Peres, L. Bastos
• PPGEP Students Involved: Amanda Batista, Hanna Brandão
• Funding Institutions: UK FCDO, Wellcome Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Additional Info: Led by the ISARIC Consortium, involving over 70 countries and 60+ research networks.
• Links/Proof:
  • King’s College Project Registry
  • ISARIC News

Project: Real-world Vaccination Survey in Maré: Coverage in a Vulnerable Community (Vacina Maré – Children and Adolescents)

• Years: 2023–2024
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: L. Bastos, S. Hamacher
• PPGEP Students Involved: Amanda Batista
• Funding Institutions (Country): CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
• Link/Proof: Vacina Maré Project Page

Project: Coortes da Maré

• Years: 2021–2023
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: S. Hamacher, L. Bastos, I. Peres
• PPGEP Students Involved: Amanda Batista
• Funding Institutions: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Health Data Research UK, Wellcome Trust
• Links/Proof:
  • Vacina Maré
  • Pathfinder – Global Health Network

Project: Application of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Brazilian ICUs Using Machine Learning Techniques and an Educational Model

• Years: 2022–2023
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: S. Hamacher, L. Bastos
• PPGEP Students Involved: Bianca Antunes, L. Sant’Anna
• Funding Institutions (Country): Pfizer Global Medical Grants (USA)
• Link/Proof: Clinical Trial Registry

Project: Healthcare Mobility – An Optimization Approach

• Years: 2021–2022
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: L. Pessôa
• PPGEP Students Involved: R. Bittencourt
• Funding Institutions (Country): Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) – Planetary Wellbeing Initiative
• Link/Proof: Project Announcement

Project: Consolidation of Current Research Streams on SCI and Perspectives for Future Research

• Year: 2023
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: A.M. Thomé, L.F. Scavarda, R. Caiado
• PPGEP Students Involved: C.S.M. Lopes, M.V.A. Benites
• Funder: WWU Internationalisation Fund
• Link/Proof: Lattes CV

Project: Theoretical Understanding and Practical Implementation Guidance for S&OP

• Years: 2019–2022
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: A.M. Thomé, L.F. Scavarda
• PPGEP Students Involved: M.X. Seeling, B.D. Azevedo
• Funding Institutions: CAPES (Brazil), DAAD (Germany)
• Link/Proof: Lattes CV

Project: Sales and Operations Planning Meets Enterprise Architecture Management

• Years: 2018–2025
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: L.F. Scavarda
• PPGEP Students Involved: M.X. Seeling, B.D. Azevedo, M.V.A. Benites
• Funder: University of Münster
• Link/Proof: Lattes CV

Project: Quality by Design Towards Safe and Sustainable by Design

• Years: 2023–2024
• PPGEP Faculty Involved: R. Caiado
• Funder: Spain – Grant PID2022-141597NA-I00 funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
• Additional Info: In partnership with Universitat de Barcelona
• Link/Proof: Lattes CV

Researcher: Soraida Aguillar

• Country of Origin: Colombia
• Year: 2022
• Funding: CAPES PNPD
• Additional Information: Supervised by faculty member Fernando Luiz Cyrino Oliveira.
• Link or Proof: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0348074510343282

Researcher: Dr. Tobias Kreuter

• Country of Origin: Germany
• Year: 2022
• Funding: –
• Additional Information: Supervised by faculty member Luiz Felipe Scavarda
• Link or Proof: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

Visiting Researcher: Douglas Alem

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Edinburgh / THE 28
• Length of Stay: 08/16 to 09/06/2024
• Year: 2024
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Link or Proof: https://www.ppgep.ind.puc-rio.br/mestrado-e-doutorado-academicos/destaques/insercao-internacional/pesquisadores-visitantes/

Visiting Researcher: Bruno Silvestre

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Manitoba (Canada) / THE 401–500
• Length of Stay: 1 month
• Year: 2023
• Funding: University of Manitoba
• Link or Proof: link
• Additional Information: Dean of Asper Business School

Visiting Researcher: Minelle Silva

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Manitoba (Canada) / THE 401–500
• Length of Stay: 1 week
• Year: 2024
• Funding: University of Manitoba
• Link or Proof: link
• Additional Information: Associate Professor

Visiting Researcher: Leonardo Marques

• Home Institution: Audencia Business School – Nantes (France)
• Length of Stay: 2 months
• Year: 2024
• Funding: IPSERA (International Purchasing & Supply & Education & Research Association) and CAPES Print
• Additional Information: Associate Professor and IPSERA President
• Link or Proof: https://ipsera2024.com/

Visiting Researcher: Rui Soucasaux Sousa

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universidade Católica de Portugal / THE 801–1000
• Length of Stay: 1 month
• Year: 2023
• Funding: Universidade Católica de Portugal
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Prof. Giancarlo Guizzardi

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Twente / THE 180
• Length of Stay: 1 week
• Year: 2024
• Funding: University of Twente
• Additional Information: Lectures and meetings with research group
• Link or Proof:

Visiting Researcher: Lilian de Menezes

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: City, University of London (UK) / THE 351
• Length of Stay: 1 month
• Year: 2023
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Link or Proof: link
• Additional Information: Vice-Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Course taught to PhD students.

Visiting Researcher: Ulrich Gunter

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Modul University Vienna
• Length of Stay: 1 month
• Year: 2024
• Funding: Own resources
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Josephine Bourner

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Oxford / THE #1
• Length of Stay: 5 days
• Year: 2024
• Funding: ISARIC Project
• Additional Information: Work mission for development of clinical trial projects in Dengue in South America, in partnership with FIOCRUZ, under ISARIC 3.0
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Dhiraj Motilal Agarwal

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Hospital Research Centre
• Length of Stay: 12 days
• Year: 2023
• Funding: ISARIC Project
• Additional Information: Visit scheduled under the ISARIC Fellowship in partnership with PUC-Rio and FIOCRUZ, as part of ISARIC 3.0
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Malaya / THE 251–300
• Length of Stay: 12 days
• Year: 2023
• Funding: ISARIC Project & ISARIC Fellowship Program
• Additional Information: Visit scheduled under the ISARIC Fellowship in partnership with PUC-Rio and FIOCRUZ, as part of ISARIC 3.0
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Laura Merson

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Oxford / THE #1
• Length of Stay: 3 days
• Year: 2023
• Funding: ISARIC Project
• Additional Information: Work mission to participate in the 2023 ISARIC Members Assembly in Rio de Janeiro with the PUC-Rio team, in collaboration with FIOCRUZ, as part of ISARIC 3.0
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Bernd Hellingrath

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Münster (Germany) / THE 188
• Length of Stay: 3 months
• Years: 2022, 2023, and 2024
• Funding: University of Münster, DAAD
• Additional Information: Chair of the Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Department
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Victor Manuel Parada Dasa

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Santiago (Chile) / THE 1501+
• Length of Stay: 8 months
• Years: 2022–2023
• Funding: University of Santiago (Chile)
• Additional Information: Sabbatical at PPEGEP, PUC-Rio
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Daniel Nascimento

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona / THE 149
• Length of Stay: 1 month
• Year: 2024
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Link or Proof: link
• Additional Information: Visiting Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at PUC-Rio

Visiting Researcher: Fabricio Pinheiro de Oliveira

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Aalto University / THE 196
• Length of Stay: 22 days
• Year: 2022
• Funding: CAPES Print
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Paulo Cesar Ribas

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University College
• Length of Stay: 12 days
• Year: 2022
• Funding: UTFORSK Project 2017
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Irina Gribkovskaia

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University College
• Length of Stay: 12 days
• Year: 2022
• Funding: UTFORSK Project 2017
• Link or Proof: link

Visiting Researcher: Yauheni Kisialiou

• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University College
• Length of Stay: 12 days
• Year: 2022
• Funding: UTFORSK Project 2017
• Link or Proof: link

Participating Faculty Member: Mario Chong

• Year: 2023
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad del Pacífico / THE –
• Type of Committee: Academic Master’s Defense
• Student: Renato José Quiliche Altamirano
• Link or Proof: https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.64971

Participating Faculty Member: Douglas José Além Junior

• Year: 2022
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Edinburgh (UK) / THE 28
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Luiza Ribeiro Alves Cunha
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/60662/60662.PDF

Participating Faculty Member: Douglas José Além Junior

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Edinburgh (UK) / THE 28
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Fabiola Negreiros de Oliveira
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67745&idi=.2%20class=

Participating Faculty Member: Fabrício Oliveira

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Aalto University (Finland) / THE 196
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Fabiola Negreiros de Oliveira
• Link or Proof: https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.67745

Participating Faculty Member: Claudio Contardo

• Year: 2021
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Concordia University / THE 501–600
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: João Marcos Dusi Vilela
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/57045/57045.PDF

Participating Faculty Member: Arild Helseth

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: SINTEF / Not listed in THE World University Rankings
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Nuran Cihangir Martin
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/colecao.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67552&idi=2

Participating Faculty Member: David Pozo

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: European Commission, Joint Research Centre / Not listed in THE World University Rankings
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Nuran Cihangir Martin
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/colecao.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67552&idi=2

Participating Faculty Member: Dr. Peter Palensky

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: TU Delft / THE 56
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Nuran Cihangir Martin
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/colecao.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67552&idi=2

Participating Faculty Member: Dr. Nikolaos Paterakis

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Eindhoven University of Technology / THE 185
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Nuran Cihangir Martin
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/colecao.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67552&idi=2

Participating Faculty Member: Prof. Tiago Sales

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Twente (Netherlands) / THE 180
• Type of Committee: Master’s Qualification
• Student: Lucas Gomes Maddalena
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Prof. Renata Guizzardi

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: University of Twente (Netherlands) / THE 180
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Leonardo Sayão
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Prof. Paulo Ribas

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University (Norway)
• Type of Committee: Master’s Qualification
• Student: Leticia Ozório
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Paulo Ribas

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University College (Norway)
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Qualification
• Student: Gustavo de Andrade Melo
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Paulo Ribas

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Molde University College (Norway)
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Rachel Martins Ventriglia
• Link or Proof: https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.66487

Participating Faculty Member: Isabela Simon Rampasso

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad Católica del Norte (Chile) / THE 1001–1500
• Type of Committee: Master’s Qualification
• Student: Cynthia Miranda Vianna
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Carlos Eduardo de Andrade

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: AT&T Labs Research
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Raphael Domingues de Lacerda Bittencourt
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Fabrício Oliveira

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Aalto University / THE 196
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Raphael Domingues de Lacerda Bittencourt
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Mauricio Resende

• Year: 2022
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Amazon
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Luisa Zambelli Artmann Rangel
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/colecao.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=61145&idi=2

Participating Faculty Member: José Moyano-Fuentes

• Year: 2022
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad de Jaén (Spain) / THE 801–1000
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Defense
• Student: Bruno Duarte Azevedo
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/58896/58896.PDF

Participating Faculty Member: Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento

• Year: 2023
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) / THE 149
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Bruna da Silva Santiago
• Link or Proof: https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/64112/64112.PDF

Participating Faculty Member: Victor Manuel Parada Daza

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Chile) / THE 1051+
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Qualification
• Student: Guilherme Henrique de Paula Vidal
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento

• Year: 2024
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) / THE 149
• Type of Committee: Doctoral Qualification
• Student: Eduardo Augusto Machado
• Link or Proof:

Participating Faculty Member: Otavio Ranzani

• Year: 2022
• Home Institution / THE Ranking: Barcelona Institute for Global Health
• Type of Committee: Master’s Defense
• Student: Paulo Henrique Couto Simões
• Link or Proof:
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/otavio-ranzani-79052aa6/
  • https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/60658/60658.PDF

Student: Frederik Nicholas

• Level: PhD
• Home Institution / Reputation (THE Ranking): University of Münster / THE 188
• Period of Stay: 03/2021 to 06/2021
• Supervising Faculty Member: A.M. Thomé
• Funding: DAAD
• Proof / Link: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1568432165307483

Student: Helmi Hankimaa

• Level: Master’s
• Home Institution / Reputation (THE Ranking): Aalto University / THE 196
• Period of Stay: April/2024 to May/2024
• Supervising Faculty Member: B. Fanzeres Santos
• Funding: Aalto University
• Additional Information: Helmi Hankimaa – Master’s student from Aalto University who completed a study mission at PUC-Rio under the supervision of B. Fanzeres Santos
• Proof / Link: https://www.ppgep.ind.puc-rio.br/mestrado-e-doutorado-academicos/destaques/insercao-internacional/intercambio-de-alunos/

Student: Christian Kalla

• Level: PhD
• Home Institution / Reputation (THE Ranking): University of Münster / THE 188
• Period of Stay: March/2024
• Supervising Faculty Member: L.F. Scavarda
• Funding: DAAD
• Proof / Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0794494047024280

The PPGEP has ongoing and pending approval cotutelle (co-supervision) agreements for doctoral theses with the following universities. As a result, 6 PPGEP/PUC-Rio doctoral students (4 Brazilian and 2 international) will benefit by completing their doctoral training through these new agreements:

• University of Twente / Netherlands (THE Ranking: 180)
• Universitat Pompeu Fabra / Spain (THE Ranking: 176)
• NEOMA Business School / France (–)
• Universitat de Barcelona / Spain (THE Ranking: 149)

Visiting faculty member: Lilian de Menezes

• Home institution / THE ranking: City, University of London, UK / THE 351
• Course: SPECIAL TOPICS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Publishing in Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Workload: 15h
• Year/Semester: 2023.1
• Additional information: Course taught to doctoral students.

Faculty member: F Cyrino Oliveira

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: Time Series
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2021.2, 2022.2, 2023.2, 2024.2
• Additional information: https://forecasters.org/programs/research-awards/students/

Faculty member: B Fanzeres Santos

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: IND 2096 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering – Integrating Machine Learning and Optimization for Prescriptive Analytics
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2024.2
• Additional information: Two international students enrolled: Jakob Elias Relling and Ole Remi Dahl, both from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (THE 301-350), Norway.

Faculty member: L F Scavarda

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: DIGITAL AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS TOWARD OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2024.2

Faculty member: A Leiras

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: LOGISTICS AND HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2021.2, 2023.2, 2024.2

Faculty member: D Valadão

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2021.2, 2022.2, 2023.2, 2024.2

Faculty member: S Hamacher

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2022.2, 2024.2

Faculty member: R Caiado

• Home institution / THE ranking: PUC-Rio
• Course: MULTICRITERIA DECISION-MAKING IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Workload: 3 credits (45h)
• Year/Semester: 2024.2

Visiting faculty member: Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento

• Home institution / THE ranking: Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) / THE 149
• Course: IND 2092 STOM – Digital and sustainable supply chains toward operational excellence
• Workload: 1 credit (15h)
• Year/Semester: 2024.2

Visiting faculty member: Victor Manuel Parada Dasa

• Home institution / THE ranking: Universidad de Santiago (Chile) / THE 1501+
• Course: Special Topics in Operations Research
• Workload: 1 credit (15h)
• Year/Semester: 2022.2

Visiting faculty member: Paulo Ribas

• Home institution / THE ranking: Molde University College
• Course: Renewable Energies
• Workload: 1 credit (15h)
• Year/Semester: 2024.2

Visiting faculty member: Leonardo Marques

• Home institution / THE ranking: Audencia Business School – Nantes (France)
• Course: HOW TO PUBLISH IN TOP OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT JOURNALS
• Workload: 1 credit (15h)
• Year/Semester: 2024.2

Between 2021 and 2025, PPGEP students produced 25 master’s dissertations and 16 doctoral theses written in English.

PPGEP/PUC-Rio provides financial support to its students for presenting papers at international conferences, covering registration fees, per diem allowances, and travel expenses. In this context, students from the program participated in the following conferences throughout this four-year period:

IPSERA – International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association

POMS – Production and Operations Management Society

MIT SCALE – MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network Conference

EUROMA – European Operations Management Association Conference

ISF – International Symposium on Forecasting

IJCIEOM – International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

IEOM – International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

MIC – Metaheuristics International Conference

IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Conferences

WODES – Workshop on Discrete Events Systems

IFORS – International Federation of Operational Research Societies

CLAIO – Latin-Iberian-American Conference on Operations Research

PSCC – Power Systems Computational Conference

ISMP – International Symposium on Mathematical Programming

EURO – European Conference on Operational Research

TAI – Transatlantic Infraday Conference

Scientific event: TRANS-ATLANTIC INFRADAY CONFERENCE

• Year: 2024
• Location: PUC-Rio
• Faculty members involved: P. Macaira, A. Street
• Proof / Link: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blog.umd.edu/dist/7/587/files/2024/10/TAI_2024_Conference_Program-2.pdf

Scientific event: 33rd IPSERA Conference

• Year: 2024
• Location: Rio de Janeiro / PUC-Rio
• Faculty members involved: A. M. T. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda, R. Caiado
• Additional information: International event organized by PPGEP in 2024 in collaboration with the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA). It is one of the most prestigious and rigorous events in Operations Management. This was the first time the event was held in Latin America.
• Proof / Link: https://ipsera2024.com

Scientific event: 26th & 27th ICIEOM – International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

• Year: 2021
• Location: Remote, due to the pandemic
• Faculty members involved: A. M. Thomé, L. F. Scavarda
• Additional information: The 26th and 27th IJCIEOM was organized by PPGEP at PUC-Rio in collaboration with the Brazilian Association of Production Engineering (ABEPRO), Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM), Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Ingeniería de Organización (ADINGOR), and the European Academy of Industrial Management (AIM). The event was initially planned to take place at PUC-Rio’s campus, but was held remotely due to the pandemic.
• Proof / Link: https://icieom2021.educacao.ws & http://portalabepro.educacao.ws/ijcieom/

Scientific event: SOMA in Rio

• Year: 2024
• Location: PUC-Rio
• Faculty members involved: A. Leiras
• Additional information: Summer Schools in Humanitarian Operations Management (SOMA)
• Proof / Link: https://www.hanken.fi/en/departments-centres/department-marketing/research-center-humlog/knowledge-dissemination/news-and-4